diff --git a/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml b/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
index a3da1b0d..dd98abbd 100644
--- a/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
+++ b/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 docker:
   image: gcr.io/cloud-devrel-public-resources/owlbot-python:latest
-  digest: sha256:3e3800bb100af5d7f9e810d48212b37812c1856d20ffeafb99ebe66461b61fc7
-# created: 2023-08-02T10:53:29.114535628Z
+  digest: sha256:08e34975760f002746b1d8c86fdc90660be45945ee6d9db914d1508acdf9a547
+# created: 2023-10-09T14:06:13.397766266Z
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b4243ced..d083ea1d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ docs.metadata
 
 # Virtual environment
 env/
+venv/
 
 # Test logs
 coverage.xml
diff --git a/.kokoro/requirements.txt b/.kokoro/requirements.txt
index 029bd342..0332d326 100644
--- a/.kokoro/requirements.txt
+++ b/.kokoro/requirements.txt
@@ -113,30 +113,30 @@ commonmark==0.9.1 \
     --hash=sha256:452f9dc859be7f06631ddcb328b6919c67984aca654e5fefb3914d54691aed60 \
     --hash=sha256:da2f38c92590f83de410ba1a3cbceafbc74fee9def35f9251ba9a971d6d66fd9
     # via rich
-cryptography==41.0.3 \
-    --hash=sha256:0d09fb5356f975974dbcb595ad2d178305e5050656affb7890a1583f5e02a306 \
-    --hash=sha256:23c2d778cf829f7d0ae180600b17e9fceea3c2ef8b31a99e3c694cbbf3a24b84 \
-    --hash=sha256:3fb248989b6363906827284cd20cca63bb1a757e0a2864d4c1682a985e3dca47 \
-    --hash=sha256:41d7aa7cdfded09b3d73a47f429c298e80796c8e825ddfadc84c8a7f12df212d \
-    --hash=sha256:42cb413e01a5d36da9929baa9d70ca90d90b969269e5a12d39c1e0d475010116 \
-    --hash=sha256:4c2f0d35703d61002a2bbdcf15548ebb701cfdd83cdc12471d2bae80878a4207 \
-    --hash=sha256:4fd871184321100fb400d759ad0cddddf284c4b696568204d281c902fc7b0d81 \
-    --hash=sha256:5259cb659aa43005eb55a0e4ff2c825ca111a0da1814202c64d28a985d33b087 \
-    --hash=sha256:57a51b89f954f216a81c9d057bf1a24e2f36e764a1ca9a501a6964eb4a6800dd \
-    --hash=sha256:652627a055cb52a84f8c448185922241dd5217443ca194d5739b44612c5e6507 \
-    --hash=sha256:67e120e9a577c64fe1f611e53b30b3e69744e5910ff3b6e97e935aeb96005858 \
-    --hash=sha256:6af1c6387c531cd364b72c28daa29232162010d952ceb7e5ca8e2827526aceae \
-    --hash=sha256:6d192741113ef5e30d89dcb5b956ef4e1578f304708701b8b73d38e3e1461f34 \
-    --hash=sha256:7efe8041897fe7a50863e51b77789b657a133c75c3b094e51b5e4b5cec7bf906 \
-    --hash=sha256:84537453d57f55a50a5b6835622ee405816999a7113267739a1b4581f83535bd \
-    --hash=sha256:8f09daa483aedea50d249ef98ed500569841d6498aa9c9f4b0531b9964658922 \
-    --hash=sha256:95dd7f261bb76948b52a5330ba5202b91a26fbac13ad0e9fc8a3ac04752058c7 \
-    --hash=sha256:a74fbcdb2a0d46fe00504f571a2a540532f4c188e6ccf26f1f178480117b33c4 \
-    --hash=sha256:a983e441a00a9d57a4d7c91b3116a37ae602907a7618b882c8013b5762e80574 \
-    --hash=sha256:ab8de0d091acbf778f74286f4989cf3d1528336af1b59f3e5d2ebca8b5fe49e1 \
-    --hash=sha256:aeb57c421b34af8f9fe830e1955bf493a86a7996cc1338fe41b30047d16e962c \
-    --hash=sha256:ce785cf81a7bdade534297ef9e490ddff800d956625020ab2ec2780a556c313e \
-    --hash=sha256:d0d651aa754ef58d75cec6edfbd21259d93810b73f6ec246436a21b7841908de
+cryptography==41.0.4 \
+    --hash=sha256:004b6ccc95943f6a9ad3142cfabcc769d7ee38a3f60fb0dddbfb431f818c3a67 \
+    --hash=sha256:047c4603aeb4bbd8db2756e38f5b8bd7e94318c047cfe4efeb5d715e08b49311 \
+    --hash=sha256:0d9409894f495d465fe6fda92cb70e8323e9648af912d5b9141d616df40a87b8 \
+    --hash=sha256:23a25c09dfd0d9f28da2352503b23e086f8e78096b9fd585d1d14eca01613e13 \
+    --hash=sha256:2ed09183922d66c4ec5fdaa59b4d14e105c084dd0febd27452de8f6f74704143 \
+    --hash=sha256:35c00f637cd0b9d5b6c6bd11b6c3359194a8eba9c46d4e875a3660e3b400005f \
+    --hash=sha256:37480760ae08065437e6573d14be973112c9e6dcaf5f11d00147ee74f37a3829 \
+    --hash=sha256:3b224890962a2d7b57cf5eeb16ccaafba6083f7b811829f00476309bce2fe0fd \
+    --hash=sha256:5a0f09cefded00e648a127048119f77bc2b2ec61e736660b5789e638f43cc397 \
+    --hash=sha256:5b72205a360f3b6176485a333256b9bcd48700fc755fef51c8e7e67c4b63e3ac \
+    --hash=sha256:7e53db173370dea832190870e975a1e09c86a879b613948f09eb49324218c14d \
+    --hash=sha256:7febc3094125fc126a7f6fb1f420d0da639f3f32cb15c8ff0dc3997c4549f51a \
+    --hash=sha256:80907d3faa55dc5434a16579952ac6da800935cd98d14dbd62f6f042c7f5e839 \
+    --hash=sha256:86defa8d248c3fa029da68ce61fe735432b047e32179883bdb1e79ed9bb8195e \
+    --hash=sha256:8ac4f9ead4bbd0bc8ab2d318f97d85147167a488be0e08814a37eb2f439d5cf6 \
+    --hash=sha256:93530900d14c37a46ce3d6c9e6fd35dbe5f5601bf6b3a5c325c7bffc030344d9 \
+    --hash=sha256:9eeb77214afae972a00dee47382d2591abe77bdae166bda672fb1e24702a3860 \
+    --hash=sha256:b5f4dfe950ff0479f1f00eda09c18798d4f49b98f4e2006d644b3301682ebdca \
+    --hash=sha256:c3391bd8e6de35f6f1140e50aaeb3e2b3d6a9012536ca23ab0d9c35ec18c8a91 \
+    --hash=sha256:c880eba5175f4307129784eca96f4e70b88e57aa3f680aeba3bab0e980b0f37d \
+    --hash=sha256:cecfefa17042941f94ab54f769c8ce0fe14beff2694e9ac684176a2535bf9714 \
+    --hash=sha256:e40211b4923ba5a6dc9769eab704bdb3fbb58d56c5b336d30996c24fcf12aadb \
+    --hash=sha256:efc8ad4e6fc4f1752ebfb58aefece8b4e3c4cae940b0994d43649bdfce8d0d4f
     # via
     #   gcp-releasetool
     #   secretstorage
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ protobuf==3.20.3 \
     #   gcp-docuploader
     #   gcp-releasetool
     #   google-api-core
+    #   googleapis-common-protos
 pyasn1==0.4.8 \
     --hash=sha256:39c7e2ec30515947ff4e87fb6f456dfc6e84857d34be479c9d4a4ba4bf46aa5d \
     --hash=sha256:aef77c9fb94a3ac588e87841208bdec464471d9871bd5050a287cc9a475cd0ba
@@ -466,9 +467,9 @@ typing-extensions==4.4.0 \
     --hash=sha256:1511434bb92bf8dd198c12b1cc812e800d4181cfcb867674e0f8279cc93087aa \
     --hash=sha256:16fa4864408f655d35ec496218b85f79b3437c829e93320c7c9215ccfd92489e
     # via -r requirements.in
-urllib3==1.26.12 \
-    --hash=sha256:3fa96cf423e6987997fc326ae8df396db2a8b7c667747d47ddd8ecba91f4a74e \
-    --hash=sha256:b930dd878d5a8afb066a637fbb35144fe7901e3b209d1cd4f524bd0e9deee997
+urllib3==1.26.17 \
+    --hash=sha256:24d6a242c28d29af46c3fae832c36db3bbebcc533dd1bb549172cd739c82df21 \
+    --hash=sha256:94a757d178c9be92ef5539b8840d48dc9cf1b2709c9d6b588232a055c524458b
     # via
     #   requests
     #   twine
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 19409cbd..6a8e1695 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ repos:
     -   id: end-of-file-fixer
     -   id: check-yaml
 -   repo: https://github.com/psf/black
-    rev: 22.3.0
+    rev: 23.7.0
     hooks:
     - id: black
 -   repo: https://github.com/pycqa/flake8
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index a4719973..a55546f2 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "3.12.0"
+    ".": "3.12.1"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5b07fc2b..a624e4fc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,18 @@
 
 [1]: https://pypi.org/project/google-cloud-translate/#history
 
+## [3.12.1](https://github.com/googleapis/python-translate/compare/v3.12.0...v3.12.1) (2023-10-19)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Require google-cloud-core >= 1.4.4 ([8542583](https://github.com/googleapis/python-translate/commit/854258360fd8c7baf7ac197836b3650272bcda21))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* Minor formatting ([21cd6f6](https://github.com/googleapis/python-translate/commit/21cd6f658eeb79df1a8b3c777dcf0d0c942500ef))
+
 ## [3.12.0](https://github.com/googleapis/python-translate/compare/v3.11.3...v3.12.0) (2023-08-08)
 
 
diff --git a/google/cloud/translate/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/translate/gapic_version.py
index b5a6e376..14833215 100644
--- a/google/cloud/translate/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/translate/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "3.12.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "3.12.1"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/translate_v3/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/translate_v3/gapic_version.py
index b5a6e376..14833215 100644
--- a/google/cloud/translate_v3/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/translate_v3/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "3.12.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "3.12.1"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/translate_v3/services/translation_service/async_client.py b/google/cloud/translate_v3/services/translation_service/async_client.py
index 446a337f..389a4c2a 100644
--- a/google/cloud/translate_v3/services/translation_service/async_client.py
+++ b/google/cloud/translate_v3/services/translation_service/async_client.py
@@ -841,6 +841,7 @@ async def batch_translate_text(
         request, the partial results (for an input file, it's
         all or nothing) may still be available on the specified
         output location.
+
         This call returns immediately and you can
         use google.longrunning.Operation.name to poll the status
         of the call.
@@ -963,6 +964,7 @@ async def batch_translate_document(
         request, the partial results (for an input file, it's
         all or nothing) may still be available on the specified
         output location.
+
         This call returns immediately and you can use
         google.longrunning.Operation.name to poll the status of
         the call.
@@ -1337,6 +1339,7 @@ async def sample_list_glossaries():
         Returns:
             google.cloud.translate_v3.services.translation_service.pagers.ListGlossariesAsyncPager:
                 Response message for ListGlossaries.
+
                 Iterating over this object will yield
                 results and resolve additional pages
                 automatically.
diff --git a/google/cloud/translate_v3/services/translation_service/client.py b/google/cloud/translate_v3/services/translation_service/client.py
index 26c8867e..22f53c7c 100644
--- a/google/cloud/translate_v3/services/translation_service/client.py
+++ b/google/cloud/translate_v3/services/translation_service/client.py
@@ -1060,6 +1060,7 @@ def batch_translate_text(
         request, the partial results (for an input file, it's
         all or nothing) may still be available on the specified
         output location.
+
         This call returns immediately and you can
         use google.longrunning.Operation.name to poll the status
         of the call.
@@ -1183,6 +1184,7 @@ def batch_translate_document(
         request, the partial results (for an input file, it's
         all or nothing) may still be available on the specified
         output location.
+
         This call returns immediately and you can use
         google.longrunning.Operation.name to poll the status of
         the call.
@@ -1557,6 +1559,7 @@ def sample_list_glossaries():
         Returns:
             google.cloud.translate_v3.services.translation_service.pagers.ListGlossariesPager:
                 Response message for ListGlossaries.
+
                 Iterating over this object will yield
                 results and resolve additional pages
                 automatically.
diff --git a/google/cloud/translate_v3/services/translation_service/transports/grpc.py b/google/cloud/translate_v3/services/translation_service/transports/grpc.py
index c40c76b5..1957df3d 100644
--- a/google/cloud/translate_v3/services/translation_service/transports/grpc.py
+++ b/google/cloud/translate_v3/services/translation_service/transports/grpc.py
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ def batch_translate_text(
         request, the partial results (for an input file, it's
         all or nothing) may still be available on the specified
         output location.
+
         This call returns immediately and you can
         use google.longrunning.Operation.name to poll the status
         of the call.
@@ -413,6 +414,7 @@ def batch_translate_document(
         request, the partial results (for an input file, it's
         all or nothing) may still be available on the specified
         output location.
+
         This call returns immediately and you can use
         google.longrunning.Operation.name to poll the status of
         the call.
diff --git a/google/cloud/translate_v3/services/translation_service/transports/grpc_asyncio.py b/google/cloud/translate_v3/services/translation_service/transports/grpc_asyncio.py
index 86b2eccd..3f69d6f3 100644
--- a/google/cloud/translate_v3/services/translation_service/transports/grpc_asyncio.py
+++ b/google/cloud/translate_v3/services/translation_service/transports/grpc_asyncio.py
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ def batch_translate_text(
         request, the partial results (for an input file, it's
         all or nothing) may still be available on the specified
         output location.
+
         This call returns immediately and you can
         use google.longrunning.Operation.name to poll the status
         of the call.
@@ -420,6 +421,7 @@ def batch_translate_document(
         request, the partial results (for an input file, it's
         all or nothing) may still be available on the specified
         output location.
+
         This call returns immediately and you can use
         google.longrunning.Operation.name to poll the status of
         the call.
diff --git a/google/cloud/translate_v3/types/translation_service.py b/google/cloud/translate_v3/types/translation_service.py
index b96b92af..c2182d44 100644
--- a/google/cloud/translate_v3/types/translation_service.py
+++ b/google/cloud/translate_v3/types/translation_service.py
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ class TranslateTextRequest(proto.Message):
             underscores and dashes. International characters
             are allowed. Label values are optional. Label
             keys must start with a letter.
+
             See
             https://cloud.google.com/translate/docs/advanced/labels
             for more information.
@@ -331,6 +332,7 @@ class DetectLanguageRequest(proto.Message):
             underscores and dashes. International characters
             are allowed. Label values are optional. Label
             keys must start with a letter.
+
             See
             https://cloud.google.com/translate/docs/advanced/labels
             for more information.
@@ -893,6 +895,7 @@ class TranslateDocumentRequest(proto.Message):
             underscores and dashes. International characters
             are allowed. Label values are optional. Label
             keys must start with a letter.
+
             See
             https://cloud.google.com/translate/docs/advanced/labels
             for more information.
@@ -1112,6 +1115,7 @@ class BatchTranslateTextRequest(proto.Message):
             underscores and dashes. International characters
             are allowed. Label values are optional. Label
             keys must start with a letter.
+
             See
             https://cloud.google.com/translate/docs/advanced/labels
             for more information.
diff --git a/google/cloud/translate_v3beta1/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/translate_v3beta1/gapic_version.py
index b5a6e376..14833215 100644
--- a/google/cloud/translate_v3beta1/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/translate_v3beta1/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "3.12.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "3.12.1"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/translate_v3beta1/services/translation_service/async_client.py b/google/cloud/translate_v3beta1/services/translation_service/async_client.py
index 5df0bd36..d053ce10 100644
--- a/google/cloud/translate_v3beta1/services/translation_service/async_client.py
+++ b/google/cloud/translate_v3beta1/services/translation_service/async_client.py
@@ -708,6 +708,7 @@ async def batch_translate_text(
         request, the partial results (for an input file, it's
         all or nothing) may still be available on the specified
         output location.
+
         This call returns immediately and you can
         use google.longrunning.Operation.name to poll the status
         of the call.
@@ -830,6 +831,7 @@ async def batch_translate_document(
         request, the partial results (for an input file, it's
         all or nothing) may still be available on the specified
         output location.
+
         This call returns immediately and you can use
         google.longrunning.Operation.name to poll the status of
         the call.
@@ -1239,6 +1241,7 @@ async def sample_list_glossaries():
         Returns:
             google.cloud.translate_v3beta1.services.translation_service.pagers.ListGlossariesAsyncPager:
                 Response message for ListGlossaries.
+
                 Iterating over this object will yield
                 results and resolve additional pages
                 automatically.
diff --git a/google/cloud/translate_v3beta1/services/translation_service/client.py b/google/cloud/translate_v3beta1/services/translation_service/client.py
index 079d9deb..3c826418 100644
--- a/google/cloud/translate_v3beta1/services/translation_service/client.py
+++ b/google/cloud/translate_v3beta1/services/translation_service/client.py
@@ -928,6 +928,7 @@ def batch_translate_text(
         request, the partial results (for an input file, it's
         all or nothing) may still be available on the specified
         output location.
+
         This call returns immediately and you can
         use google.longrunning.Operation.name to poll the status
         of the call.
@@ -1051,6 +1052,7 @@ def batch_translate_document(
         request, the partial results (for an input file, it's
         all or nothing) may still be available on the specified
         output location.
+
         This call returns immediately and you can use
         google.longrunning.Operation.name to poll the status of
         the call.
@@ -1460,6 +1462,7 @@ def sample_list_glossaries():
         Returns:
             google.cloud.translate_v3beta1.services.translation_service.pagers.ListGlossariesPager:
                 Response message for ListGlossaries.
+
                 Iterating over this object will yield
                 results and resolve additional pages
                 automatically.
diff --git a/google/cloud/translate_v3beta1/services/translation_service/transports/grpc.py b/google/cloud/translate_v3beta1/services/translation_service/transports/grpc.py
index 16a71ad5..c8e16aef 100644
--- a/google/cloud/translate_v3beta1/services/translation_service/transports/grpc.py
+++ b/google/cloud/translate_v3beta1/services/translation_service/transports/grpc.py
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ def batch_translate_text(
         request, the partial results (for an input file, it's
         all or nothing) may still be available on the specified
         output location.
+
         This call returns immediately and you can
         use google.longrunning.Operation.name to poll the status
         of the call.
@@ -413,6 +414,7 @@ def batch_translate_document(
         request, the partial results (for an input file, it's
         all or nothing) may still be available on the specified
         output location.
+
         This call returns immediately and you can use
         google.longrunning.Operation.name to poll the status of
         the call.
diff --git a/google/cloud/translate_v3beta1/services/translation_service/transports/grpc_asyncio.py b/google/cloud/translate_v3beta1/services/translation_service/transports/grpc_asyncio.py
index 30a0bc9a..018c0cb3 100644
--- a/google/cloud/translate_v3beta1/services/translation_service/transports/grpc_asyncio.py
+++ b/google/cloud/translate_v3beta1/services/translation_service/transports/grpc_asyncio.py
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ def batch_translate_text(
         request, the partial results (for an input file, it's
         all or nothing) may still be available on the specified
         output location.
+
         This call returns immediately and you can
         use google.longrunning.Operation.name to poll the status
         of the call.
@@ -420,6 +421,7 @@ def batch_translate_document(
         request, the partial results (for an input file, it's
         all or nothing) may still be available on the specified
         output location.
+
         This call returns immediately and you can use
         google.longrunning.Operation.name to poll the status of
         the call.
diff --git a/google/cloud/translate_v3beta1/types/translation_service.py b/google/cloud/translate_v3beta1/types/translation_service.py
index fe2180c3..d389595f 100644
--- a/google/cloud/translate_v3beta1/types/translation_service.py
+++ b/google/cloud/translate_v3beta1/types/translation_service.py
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ class TranslateTextRequest(proto.Message):
             underscores and dashes. International characters
             are allowed. Label values are optional. Label
             keys must start with a letter.
+
             See
             https://cloud.google.com/translate/docs/labels
             for more information.
@@ -327,6 +328,7 @@ class DetectLanguageRequest(proto.Message):
             underscores and dashes. International characters
             are allowed. Label values are optional. Label
             keys must start with a letter.
+
             See
             https://cloud.google.com/translate/docs/labels
             for more information.
@@ -884,6 +886,7 @@ class TranslateDocumentRequest(proto.Message):
             underscores and dashes. International characters
             are allowed. Label values are optional. Label
             keys must start with a letter.
+
             See
             https://cloud.google.com/translate/docs/advanced/labels
             for more information.
@@ -1103,6 +1106,7 @@ class BatchTranslateTextRequest(proto.Message):
             underscores and dashes. International characters
             are allowed. Label values are optional. Label
             keys must start with a letter.
+
             See
             https://cloud.google.com/translate/docs/labels
             for more information.
diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
index 2b3b1bfa..54abbaab 100644
--- a/noxfile.py
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -17,22 +17,24 @@
 # Generated by synthtool. DO NOT EDIT!
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 import os
 import pathlib
 import re
 import shutil
+from typing import Dict, List
 import warnings
 
 import nox
 
 FLAKE8_VERSION = "flake8==6.1.0"
-BLACK_VERSION = "black==22.3.0"
-ISORT_VERSION = "isort==5.10.1"
+BLACK_VERSION = "black[jupyter]==23.7.0"
+ISORT_VERSION = "isort==5.11.0"
 LINT_PATHS = ["docs", "google", "tests", "noxfile.py", "setup.py"]
 
 DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION = "3.8"
 
-UNIT_TEST_PYTHON_VERSIONS = ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
+UNIT_TEST_PYTHON_VERSIONS: List[str] = ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
 UNIT_TEST_STANDARD_DEPENDENCIES = [
     "mock",
     "asyncmock",
@@ -40,23 +42,23 @@
     "pytest-cov",
     "pytest-asyncio",
 ]
-UNIT_TEST_EXTERNAL_DEPENDENCIES = []
-UNIT_TEST_LOCAL_DEPENDENCIES = []
-UNIT_TEST_DEPENDENCIES = []
-UNIT_TEST_EXTRAS = []
-UNIT_TEST_EXTRAS_BY_PYTHON = {}
-
-SYSTEM_TEST_PYTHON_VERSIONS = ["3.8"]
-SYSTEM_TEST_STANDARD_DEPENDENCIES = [
+UNIT_TEST_EXTERNAL_DEPENDENCIES: List[str] = []
+UNIT_TEST_LOCAL_DEPENDENCIES: List[str] = []
+UNIT_TEST_DEPENDENCIES: List[str] = []
+UNIT_TEST_EXTRAS: List[str] = []
+UNIT_TEST_EXTRAS_BY_PYTHON: Dict[str, List[str]] = {}
+
+SYSTEM_TEST_PYTHON_VERSIONS: List[str] = ["3.8"]
+SYSTEM_TEST_STANDARD_DEPENDENCIES: List[str] = [
     "mock",
     "pytest",
     "google-cloud-testutils",
 ]
-SYSTEM_TEST_EXTERNAL_DEPENDENCIES = []
-SYSTEM_TEST_LOCAL_DEPENDENCIES = []
-SYSTEM_TEST_DEPENDENCIES = []
-SYSTEM_TEST_EXTRAS = []
-SYSTEM_TEST_EXTRAS_BY_PYTHON = {}
+SYSTEM_TEST_EXTERNAL_DEPENDENCIES: List[str] = []
+SYSTEM_TEST_LOCAL_DEPENDENCIES: List[str] = []
+SYSTEM_TEST_DEPENDENCIES: List[str] = []
+SYSTEM_TEST_EXTRAS: List[str] = []
+SYSTEM_TEST_EXTRAS_BY_PYTHON: Dict[str, List[str]] = {}
 
 CURRENT_DIRECTORY = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.absolute()
 
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@
     "lint_setup_py",
     "blacken",
     "docs",
+    "format",
 ]
 
 # Error if a python version is missing
@@ -187,7 +190,6 @@ def unit(session):
 
 
 def install_systemtest_dependencies(session, *constraints):
-
     # Use pre-release gRPC for system tests.
     # Exclude version 1.52.0rc1 which has a known issue.
     # See https://github.com/grpc/grpc/issues/32163
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ce8b8e31..2ac50b45 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 dependencies = [
     "google-api-core[grpc] >= 1.34.0, <3.0.0dev,!=2.0.*,!=2.1.*,!=2.2.*,!=2.3.*,!=2.4.*,!=2.5.*,!=2.6.*,!=2.7.*,!=2.8.*,!=2.9.*,!=2.10.*",
-    "google-cloud-core >= 1.3.0, <3.0.0dev",
+    "google-cloud-core >= 1.4.4, <3.0.0dev",
     "proto-plus >= 1.22.0, <2.0.0dev",
     "proto-plus >= 1.22.2, <2.0.0dev; python_version>='3.11'",
     "protobuf>=3.19.5,<5.0.0dev,!=3.20.0,!=3.20.1,!=4.21.0,!=4.21.1,!=4.21.2,!=4.21.3,!=4.21.4,!=4.21.5",
diff --git a/testing/constraints-3.7.txt b/testing/constraints-3.7.txt
index a4813673..442aef77 100644
--- a/testing/constraints-3.7.txt
+++ b/testing/constraints-3.7.txt
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
 google-api-core==1.34.0
 proto-plus==1.22.0
 protobuf==3.19.5
-google-cloud-core==1.3.0
+google-cloud-core==1.4.4
diff --git a/tests/unit/gapic/translate_v3/test_translation_service.py b/tests/unit/gapic/translate_v3/test_translation_service.py
index 9f33b540..7a3621ad 100644
--- a/tests/unit/gapic/translate_v3/test_translation_service.py
+++ b/tests/unit/gapic/translate_v3/test_translation_service.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 from google.cloud.translate_v3.services.translation_service import pagers
 from google.cloud.translate_v3.services.translation_service import transports
 from google.cloud.translate_v3.types import translation_service
-from google.longrunning import operations_pb2
+from google.longrunning import operations_pb2  # type: ignore
 from google.oauth2 import service_account
 from google.protobuf import timestamp_pb2  # type: ignore
 import google.auth
diff --git a/tests/unit/gapic/translate_v3beta1/test_translation_service.py b/tests/unit/gapic/translate_v3beta1/test_translation_service.py
index 3f7c3a3c..384a42e7 100644
--- a/tests/unit/gapic/translate_v3beta1/test_translation_service.py
+++ b/tests/unit/gapic/translate_v3beta1/test_translation_service.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 from google.cloud.translate_v3beta1.services.translation_service import pagers
 from google.cloud.translate_v3beta1.services.translation_service import transports
 from google.cloud.translate_v3beta1.types import translation_service
-from google.longrunning import operations_pb2
+from google.longrunning import operations_pb2  # type: ignore
 from google.oauth2 import service_account
 from google.protobuf import timestamp_pb2  # type: ignore
 import google.auth